The container terminals of APM in the port of Rotterdam have been silent for the fourth day in a row. According to the reports no containers can yet be unloaded at the terminals. Maersk reports that the shipments are being sent to other terminals in and around Rotterdam. "With these facilities the system is recovered and we will be able to load and unload," according to the shipping company.
source: Maersk
According to the AD there were 5 container ships in front of the dock, The ships are preparing to leave the terminal. The newspaper quotes director Pieter Hartog: "We don't yet have a specific date for when we will be able to start up again." Shippers must allow for delays. Mother company Maersk is working hard on the recovery of the ICT in the meantime. Yesterday a temporary system was taken into use to process new bookings.
The company also presented a special web page where updates around the recovery are shared. Meanwhile the activities in the ports of Algeciras, Tangier, Callao Lima, Mumbai, Itajai and Buenos Aires have been recovered. Pier 400 Los Angeles, Port Elizabeth New Jersey and Maasvlakte II are still being worked on.
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